The Witch in the Tower: The sensational follow-up title to The Queen in the Cave from the award-winning...

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Júlia Sardà Júlia Sardà

The Witch in the Tower

The sensational follow-up title to The Queen in the Cave from the award-winning Júlia Sardà...

Júlia Sardà, Júlia Sardà

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Walker Books
01 September 2025

Children's & Educational; Witches & ghosts (Children's&YA)

Series: The Three Sisters

""The result is singular, not merely a modern classic but one for the ages... Utterly spellbinding."" - Kirkus Reviews

Celebrate Halloween and the spooky season with the sequel to The Queen in the Cave from Gothic picture book queen, Júlia Sardà.

A PERFECT Halloween read, the second title in The Three Sisters trilogy follows middle sister Carmela on a truly wild and wondrous soul-shaping adventure where she meets a mysterious witch and discovers the magic and power within herself…

Meet Carmela... Carmela's older sister, Franca, has stopped playing with her. Feeling left out and left behind by her big sister, Carmella walks until she can't walk anymore and then … she walks a little further. Somehow, she ends up at a tower she’s never noticed before and she knows right away that she's met a witch; a witch who has, in fact … been waiting for her.

Meet The Witch... The Witch welcomes Carmela into a magical world far beyond the limits of her imagination - a place filled with cauldrons, spells, potions, flying toads and frogs. Carmela visits libraries teeming with ancient books; rooms where worms and spiders weave intricate dresses; a spectacular dome of crystal prisms and, finally, at the very top of the tower - Carmela gets her very own broomstick. She takes flight – her worries shrinking, her mind expanding and Carmela discovers a

power within herself – to see beyond the hurt and pain of growing up, to find her own place in the world.

""A wild rumpus of sorts and a love letter to the outcasts, “the lonely, the lost, and the different ones”—and that is a beautiful, empowering thing. "" - Booklist (starred review)

Praise for The Queen in the Cave: "" supremely exciting [...]

An unforgettable story that will leave readers with their eyes wide open."" - Booklist (starred review)

LONGLISTED for The Carnegie medal for illustration.

By: Júlia Sardà
Illustrated by: Júlia Sardà
Imprint: Walker Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 192mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9781529502923
ISBN 10: 1529502926
Series: The Three Sisters
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 01 September 2025
Recommended Age: From 5 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Júlia Sardà is a Spanish artist who has illustrated many books for children, including Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein by Linda Bailey, The Liszts by Kyo Maclear. She has illustrated The Wolf's Secret by Nicolas Digard and Myriam Dahman, which won Foyles Children's Book of the Year 2020. Her work has been published around the world in many languages. The Queen in the Cave was her debut to the Walker Books list and the first book she has both written and illustrated. It was longlisted for a Yoto Carnegie Award for Illustration 2023. She lives in Barcelona. You can find her on Instagram @juliasardaportabella.